Vikings, Storms, Dykes and Storks A Day in Ribe, Denmark It’s a calm and sunny day when my hubby and I roll into Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town. Once a bustling sea port over 500 ago, Ribe was a happening place. Its character was shaped by the floods, fires, and the Vikings that once called Ribe [...]
Little is known of Danish history before the age of the Vikings (9th-11th cent. A.D.), when the Danes had an important role in the Viking (or Norse) raids on Western Europe and were prominent among the invaders of England who were opposed by King Alfred (871-99) and his successors. St. Ansgar (801-65) helped convert the [...]
Getting There Copenhagen has become an important European transportation centre. The city sits at the threshold between Scandinavia and the European Continent and is the gateway to the Baltic region. The airport even has its own web page. From the UK there are a number of budget carriers which travel there: www.go-fly.com Ryanair fly to [...]
Spunk Junkie The �resund Bridge For my money, and believe me, I don’t have a lot, Copenhagen must be one of the world’s most dangerous cities. Afghanistan – ha, that’s for wimps, Bosnia – I took my mother there for a weekend break, the Sudan – child’s play. But Denmark, and more specifically Copenhagen – [...]
Vikings, Storms, Dykes and Storks A Day in Ribe, Denmark It’s a calm and sunny day when my hubby and I roll into Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town. Once a bustling sea port over 500 ago, Ribe was a happening place. Its character was shaped by the floods, fires, and the Vikings that once called Ribe [...] 